ROYER COLLECTION–THE LAST BABY AT THE CAPE

Contents

Story
Decoys
Credits

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OWNERS

Bonnie Royer

1942

OTHER ASSOCIATIONS

Bill and Katherine Royer


LOCATION
Cape Lookout, Southern Core Banks

Story

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“Sailor’s Baby”

Bonnie Young–born “at the Cape”–as locals would put it.

The last baby born on the southern Banks–during WWII. The Royer-Young story gives us a snapshot of the isolation and the special experience of one family at the Cape in the war years.

Gallery–The Katherine Royer/Bonnie Royer-Young Collection-

Bill Royer
unmounts–1970s
Army camp-1942
army troops
bank pony
Bill & Katherine
beached boat
Blimp
bomber
“buoy mine”
Butch-cousin
Cape dock
Cape dock
Cape dock
Carnegie Cottage
Chuck
Convoy-1942
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Lifeboats
Lifeboats
Pete
Mailboat “Pet”
Seaplane
Bill Royer and friend–Harkers Island Post Officen
Radio Operator
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“Mr Chesson’s hat”–Mr. Chesson and Butch-Sept, 1942
First Birthday party–Ms Chesson and Butch–October 29, 1942
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1942-Snow at Cape Lookout
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Bonnie and Butch, 1942-Cape Lookout
Kelly Willis Homeplace-1942
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Harkers Island Cinema
Mr. Carnegie Cottage
Whitey Whitehurst
Shep
Tanker sinking-1942
Shooting Sharks
Coast Guard Station-1942
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Whitey Whitehurst and Norma
Tanker sinking
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Surfboat 1942–(Odell Guthrie standing behind the bucket)

Credits

  1. Cape Lookout Seashore Archives and files–Royer Collection
  2. Core Sound Waterfowl Museum–Royer Collection
  3. The Mailboat–1994, Core Sound Waterfowl Museum
  4. Other references within text